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Dixon, IL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 51.2% less rainy days than Dixon.
- Santa Barbara has 48.9% more Sunny Days than Dixon.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 29.0% better than Dixon
 Dixon, ILSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall29  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low12  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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